army
Definitions
A large organized force of soldiers equipped to fight on land; the military land force of a nation.
军队，陆军；一国的陆上军事力量。
A very large group of people or things mobilized for a single purpose.
大批，大军（为某一目的动员起来的庞大群体）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin armāta ('armed force'), built on arma ('weapons'). An army is literally 'the armed' — a body of people equipped for war. The same logic stretches figuratively to any large mobilized group: an army of volunteers, an army of ants.
Root arma still carries 9 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.standing army常备军
- 2.join the army参军
- 3.army officer陆军军官
- 4.regular army正规军
Example Sentences
- 1.
The army advanced toward the capital at dawn.
- 2.
He joined the army straight out of high school.
- 3.
An army of volunteers cleaned up the beach over the weekend.
Synonym Comparison
- army — land force; also any large mobilized group
- navy — sea force, ships
- troops — soldiers collectively, the people
- force(s) — the broadest term for organized military power
- militia — non-professional citizens armed for emergencies